Security features bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-21505
Published: August 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66592
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21505
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the IMA lockdown feature. If IMA appraisal is used with the "ima_appraise=log" boot param, lockdown can be defeated with kexec on any machine with Secure Boot. An attacker with physical access to device can bypass Secure Boot mechanism.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21505
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.